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The Bay City Times is reporting, “How does a convicted sex offender comply with the state Sex Offender Registration Act if he’s homeless? “‘The legislature has us in a quandary,’ Bay City attorney Mark E. Janer said. “Janer is representing ...

“A judge should decide this month whether to grant a new trial to a Plymouth Township teen convicted of stabbing and beheading an acquaintance,” according to a story in The Detroit News. “Wayne County Circuit Judge Bruce U. Morrow said ...

Judge William B. Murphy has been named as the new chief judge of the Michigan Court of Appeals. The Michigan Supreme Court approved the appointment last week with votes for Murphy from Chief Justice Marilyn Kelly and Justices Michael Cavanagh, ...

On the bench, it was a black robe and a simple motto for all to live by: Be Prompt. Be Prepared. Be Polite. Off the bench, it was one of several jazzy sportcoats and an appreciation for life. Friends of ...

”A 26-year-old Laingsburg man said he was just blowing off steam on Aug. 9 when, police claim, he caused about $90,000 worth of damage to two Crawford County industrial facilities,” according to The Bay City Times. “Shaun Simmons now faces ...

“A Lansing-area man who pleaded guilty last month in the stabbing and slashing murder of a homeless veteran wants to withdraw his plea,” reports the Lansing State Journal. “James Belin, 49, told Ingham County Circuit Court Judge James Giddings on ...

The Detroit News is reporting, “Tens of thousands of Wayne County foreclosures — and potentially hundreds of thousands across the state — are unlawful because sheriffs did not follow state law when they conducted foreclosure auctions, an attorney said Wednesday. ...

“The Michigan Court of Appeals has ordered the removal of a Muskegon man’s name from the state’s Public Sex Offender Registry, calling his listing “cruel and unusual punishment” for having consensual sex in 2004 with his then-under-age girlfriend, now his ...

“An Ypsilanti man charged with killing his wife in Marshall has been determined mentally incompetent to stand trial,” according to a story in the Battle Creek Enquirer. “In a report to the Calhoun County District Court, psychologists said Kentish St ...

C and G Newspapers is reporting, “A bill collector for a local rental business faces criminal sexual conduct charges after he attempted to get a client to perform a sex act as bill payment. “George Edward Herron, a 43-year-old Detroit ...